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4... 1 Connecting to Strix Control Box (Strix Raid DLX/PRO only) ... 13 4... 2 Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF input connection ... 15 4... 3 Connecting Microphone/ Line In ... 16 4... 4 Connecting stereo headphones ... 17 4... 5 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems ... 18
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supply unit Microsoft Windows 10/8... 1/8/7/(32/64bit) Intel Pentium 4 1... 4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU >256 MB DRAM system memory >60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital
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A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 (114dB DNR, Max... 192kHz/24bit)
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Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth Optical connector supports 192KHz/24bit (Side Surround combo)
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Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth Optical Connector supports 192KHz/24bit (Side Surround combo)
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Line In port Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources to this 3... 5mm port for audio recording or processing...
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Optical digital output jack... Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker systems, Home Theater systems, AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA- Pro, etc... Connects to the surround channel input on 4... 1/5... 1/7... 1-channel powered analog speakers...
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This is a programmable key that can customize and lock a special effect from the Sonic Studio so that you can control and adjust effects spontaneously in game...
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1... Insert the ASUS STRIX sound card series support CD into your optical drive... If Autorun is enabled, the ASUS STRIX sound card series driver screen appears automatically... Go to step 4... If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, perform step 2...
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1... Click Start > Settings > Control Panel... 2... Double click the Add/Remove Programs icon... 3... Click the Change or Remove Programs button... 4... Select the program that you want to remove and then click Add/Remove
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1... Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this Box link port ...
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4... 1... 2 Connecting Strix Control Box with external microphone and headphone(Strix Raid DLX/PRO only)
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Connects to CD/DVD player or some PC/NB with SPDIF output to digital input...
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Connect the 3... 5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line-In jack for sound recording...
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1... Front Out The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones... Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack...
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1... Front Out Connects to the front input ports of the 2 channel speakers with the mini-jack cable...
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2... Rear Output Port Connects to the rear surround input port of 4... 1 channel speaker...
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2... Rear Output Port Connects to the left surround and right surround input ports of 5... 1 speaker...
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3... Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7... 1 speakers with the mini-jack cable...
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5... 1 Sonic Studio overview Sonic Studio comes with advanced sound algorithms and virtual surround effects to enhance your gaming and entertainment experience...
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h5... 2 Sonic Radar overview Sonic Radar is a visualization overlay of audio elements that can be easily selected, combined and re-focused for gaming... This helps gamers to visually see threats which are heard but are not immediately visible... Gamers can also customize the appropriate level of sensitivity and graphics settings to meet his/her needs for different gaming scenarios...
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Find the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center icon in the system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen... Double click the icon to open the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center utility...
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STRIX sound card series PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply addition power in addition to the basic PCI Express bus power... Please double check you have plugged the small 4-pin power plug onto STRIX sound card series power connector... If you did not plug the internal power, STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center will remind you a warning message and wont allow your operation when you double click STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center icon in the system tray...
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The S/PDIF protocol specification (IEC-60958) can only carry 2-channel PCM data or non-PCM AC3/DTS data... So, when a user selects PCM output for S/PDIF, the sound card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data through the S/PDIF output port... For attaining 5... 1 channel surround sounds, you can select DDO, which will allow the STRIX sound card series to deliver 5... 1 surround sound for DVD movies, and even stereo music...
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Trademarks and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc... Dolby and Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Headphone are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories... DTS and DTS CONNECT, DTS Interactive, DTS Neo: PC are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc... EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd... Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation... Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated... ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
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